diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-ptp.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-ptp.c
index a6a4f8fdb6..d688dc017f 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-ptp.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-ptp.c
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ dissect_ptp_v2(tvbuff_t *tvb, packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree, gboolean ptp
    } else if (msg_len < PTP_V2_MESSAGE_LENGTH_OFFSET + 2) {
        /* Bogus message length - not long enough to include the message length field */
        expert_add_info(pinfo, msg_len_item, &ei_ptp_v2_msg_len_too_small);
-       THROW(ReportedBoundsError);
+       return;
    } else {
        /*
         * Set the length of this tvbuff to the message length, chopping